Panasonic Palmcorder PV-DV51 Mini DV Camcorder

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 26 reviews of Panasonic Palmcorder PV-DV51 Mini DV Camcorder. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. People really like the size and zoom. The image quality and price are also appreciated, whereas the memory and battery get negative reviews.

usability, price, image quality, zoom, size

portability, durability, reliability, battery, memory

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Panasonic Palmcorder PV-DV51 Mini DV Camcorder is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 70/100 = Good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 user reviews of Panasonic Palmcorder PV-DV51 Mini DV Camcorder from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People really like the zoom. The portability is also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed opinions about the durability, and some have doubts about the price.

Panasonic PV-DV51 Camcorder Review - Panasonic MiniDV Camcorders

The PV-DV51 is another one of Panasonic's mid-range MiniDV camcorders that seems to be designed for beginners with no desire to learn how to shoot good video by themselves. The camera shoots basically good video, but has limited extras. It does,...

It broke :(

This camera seemed like a good deal to me only to discover that after about my first 15 minutes of recording it stopped and started chewing up the tape. I changed the tape only to chew up the new one. I sent it to Panasonic Services who wanted to...

Inexpensive, easy to use

No night vision, no analog video input, no built-in light, battery is weak

A good way to start w/ mini-DV

I bought this camera about a year ago, and so far I am very happy with it. The quality of the picture (played through a Sharp 32" basic TV) is outstanding -- much better than our old Sony 8mm. The colors are outstanding, the EIS ("anti-shake")...

Product Specifications

The PV-DV51 is a Digital Video camcorder that offers precise image quality and color accuracy. The superior quality of digital video resulting from higher horizontal resolution yielding sharper picture detail and component color sampling preserves more color information than analog.PV-DV521 delivers 12 / 16-bit audio, 16 bit offers one set of stereo tracks and achieves the same quality as CD, while the 12 bit mode creates two sets of stereo tracks, audio dub is possible when recorded in 12 bit mode. Panasonic invented the Digital EIS to compensate the unintentional hand and camcorder movement to stabilize your recordings. You can use the Dual D-EIS technology even in the playback mode to remove the jitter from previously recorded video. PhotoShot Built in Digital Still Camera allows you to use your digital camcorder as a digital still camera by capturing six seconds of stills with audio in VGA (640 x 480) resolution onto the mini DV cassette. Using the industry standard IEEE-1394 PC interface, you can connect the digital camcorder to a compatible computer for advanced editing. Also allowing you to produce duplicate copies of your recordings without any loss in picture quality with similarly equipped camcorders or VCR's. Equipped with an optical zoom that magnifies the image up to 18x by increasing the focal length of the lens, the zoom acts like a telescope to produce close up shots with extraordinary clarity, and with the 300x digital zoom you will be able to bring the objects up to 300x closer by electronically magnifying the images. 2.5" LCD Color Monitor provides excellent viewing clarity in full vivid colors, rotates 270 degrees allowing you to hold the camcorder at many different angles. A built-in speaker allows playback with sound.